Mises Wire
Author:
Gary Galles
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Every other year, the run-up to election day reminds me of an irony about the “wonders of democracy” rhetoric that peaks then--that is also when the misrepresentations poured into voters’ ears, undermining the likelihood of achieving those wonders, also peak. The reason is well-captured by a quote from Jonathan Swift, in 1710: “Falsehood flies,